Mondy
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My sister has a Danish Warmblood gelding who may have been bred as a dressage horse but who wants to be an eventer.
She used to live and work with horses in southern England but moved back to Denmark some half dozen years ago, and she is rather frustrated by the arena-bound horse culture she is now surrounded by.
Fausto was bought to be sold. And I suggested that we ask the good people of H&H fora whether they think a horse like this might be of interest to an eventing home in the UK.
He is such a sweet and cuddly horse and is only 6 years old. She started him slow - he has only been ridden this year. He is by the sire Franklin with a Dancier x Blue Hors Romanov mare as a dam, so it is stellar dressage blood and he has the spectacular movement to match but LOVES jumping. He never looks at fillers or arena decorations, not even when he was entered for his first show jumping competition and had to navigate new arenas and busy warm-up rings. He has also done various horsemanship events where he adores being the centre of everyone’s attention.
He is used to indoor and outdoor schools, and to roads trafficked by cars, tractors and lorries; he is not a problem with other horses and loves being fussed over. He does need a capable rider to bring out his potential.
My sister doesn’t want him to wither away in a Danish competitive home that will only care for his paces.
But what do you think? Will eventers in the UK even consider buying a horse from Denmark (of all places)?
She used to live and work with horses in southern England but moved back to Denmark some half dozen years ago, and she is rather frustrated by the arena-bound horse culture she is now surrounded by.
Fausto was bought to be sold. And I suggested that we ask the good people of H&H fora whether they think a horse like this might be of interest to an eventing home in the UK.
He is such a sweet and cuddly horse and is only 6 years old. She started him slow - he has only been ridden this year. He is by the sire Franklin with a Dancier x Blue Hors Romanov mare as a dam, so it is stellar dressage blood and he has the spectacular movement to match but LOVES jumping. He never looks at fillers or arena decorations, not even when he was entered for his first show jumping competition and had to navigate new arenas and busy warm-up rings. He has also done various horsemanship events where he adores being the centre of everyone’s attention.
He is used to indoor and outdoor schools, and to roads trafficked by cars, tractors and lorries; he is not a problem with other horses and loves being fussed over. He does need a capable rider to bring out his potential.
My sister doesn’t want him to wither away in a Danish competitive home that will only care for his paces.
But what do you think? Will eventers in the UK even consider buying a horse from Denmark (of all places)?
